The Detroit Tigers were one of Major League Baseball’s most surprising teams in 2024 as they made the playoffs for the first time since 2014.
Not only did the Tigers reach the postseason, they swept the Houston Astros in the wild-card round.
With a taste of postseason baseball, the Tigers made a couple of notable acquisitions this offseason, adding second basemen Gleyber Torres from the New York Yankees and pitcher Alex Cobb from the Cleveland Guardians.
The Tigers were led by their Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Tarik Skubal, and they have made a contract decision with him for the 2025 campaign.
“AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers are in agreement on a one-year, $10.15 million contract to avoid arbitration, sources tell ESPN. Skubal gets a big raise in his second time through the system. He’ll get one more try before reaching free agency after 2026,” ESPN insider Jeff Passan wrote on X.
AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers are in agreement on a one-year, $10.15 million contract to avoid arbitration, sources tell ESPN. Skubal gets a big raise in his second time through the system. He’ll get one more try before reaching free agency after 2026.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 9, 2025
Skubal has played all five seasons of his MLB career with the Tigers.
In 2024, he started 31 games and was 18-4 with a 2.39 ERA and 228 strikeouts in 192.0 innings pitched.
He led the league in multiple categories, including WAR, wins, win/loss percentage, ERA and strikeouts.
The Tigers hope that Skubal can provide a similar performance in 2025 and help them get back to the postseason for a second consecutive year.
Although the Tigers haven’t won the American League Central since 2014, they could be a dark horse team to do so in 2025.
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